family and households Flashcards
fletcher(functionalist view of divorce)
divorce is good because it suggests that people have higher expectations of marriage
benston(marxist feminist view of family)
family benefits the capitalist and men rather than all members of industrial societies
ansley( marxist feminist domestic violence)
capitalism has stripped men of power at work. they feel powerless so result in domestic violence at home so make up for lack of power at the workplace
somerville( liberal feminist view of marriage)
no longer as patriarchal as women’s freedom to work and greater choice has enabled greater equality in marriage
sharpe( liberal feminist view of education)
teenage girls see careers as more important than marriage and motnerhood
oakley( liberal feminist view of socialisation)
parents use gender role socialisation to teach their children that males are dominant and women are subordinate
sharpe + oakley( liberal feminist view of social policy)
social policies have benefitted women( equal pay act)
dworkin( radical feminist view of power)
men use their physical power to control women
delphy + leonard( radical feminist view of exploitation)
husbands exploit women. they don’t contribute to much housework or childcare.
morgan( new right view of marriage)
marriage is essential to society as it promotes morality and obligations. argues that cohabiting couples are less happy and are not as fulfilled as married ones
murray( new right view of divorce)
an increase in divorce has led to a rise in fatherless families
murdock( functionalist theory of the family)
nuclear family is universal. it has 4 functions: reproduction, sexual, economic, and educational
duncombe and marsden( feminists view that marriage is exploitive)
women do most of the housework and childcare. triple shift.
hart( feminist view of labour)
women were still held responsible for the majority of domestic tasks, eveb when participating in full time employment
giddens and the rapoports( for family diversity)
argue that because of globalisation and the post modern world, family diversity is the norm, because of a decline in traditional pressures and an increase in divorce
chester( functionalist against family diversity)
Argues that the nuclear family is still dominant but the neo-conventional family has evolved. he knows diversity is on the increase but says most individuals will experience a neo-conventional nuclear family at some point
gray
argues men have a more active role in their childs development and spend more time at work
parsons(opinion on domestic labour)
see men and women as having ‘different but equal’ conjugal roles on the family, based on biological differences
elizabeth bolt( domestic labour)
working class: women did housework, men are breadwinners.
middle class: joint conjugal roles. more likely to have shared household, childcare and leisure time
aries( childhood)
childhood in western societies was created during the process of industrialisation. ‘child centred society’
pilcher(development of childhood)
golden age of innocence. social policies protect children from adult experiences
palmer( toxic childhood)
children are being deprived from traditional upbringing because their parents are not spending enough quality time with them. parents use modern technology and junk food to appease their kids
postman( erosion of childhood)
media exposes children to all the secrets of adulthood. this encourages kids to grow up too fast. distinction between adulthood and childhood is disappearing ‘social blurring’
berthoud(asian families)
more traditional. marriage is highly valued and therefore cohabitation and divorce are rare.
